RT Journal Article T1 The Complex Role of Store Operated Calcium Entry Pathways and Related Proteins in the Function of Cardiac, Skeletal and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. A1 Avila-Medina, Javier A1 Mayoral-Gonzalez, Isabel A1 Dominguez-Rodriguez, Alejandro A1 Gallardo-Castillo, Isabel A1 Ribas, Juan A1 Ordoñez, Antonio A1 Rosado, Juan A A1 Smani, Tarik K1 Ca2+ K1 Orai K1 STIM K1 TRPC K1 cardiomyocyte K1 skeletal muscle K1 vascular smooth muscle AB Cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle cells shared the common feature of contraction in response to different stimuli. Agonist-induced muscle's contraction is triggered by a cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration increase due to a rapid Ca2+ release from intracellular stores and a transmembrane Ca2+ influx, mainly through L-type Ca2+ channels. Compelling evidences have demonstrated that Ca2+ might also enter through other cationic channels such as Store-Operated Ca2+ Channels (SOCCs), involved in several physiological functions and pathological conditions. The opening of SOCCs is regulated by the filling state of the intracellular Ca2+ store, the sarcoplasmic reticulum, which communicates to the plasma membrane channels through the Stromal Interaction Molecule 1/2 (STIM1/2) protein. In muscle cells, SOCCs can be mainly non-selective cation channels formed by Orai1 and other members of the Transient Receptor Potential-Canonical (TRPC) channels family, as well as highly selective Ca2+ Release-Activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels, formed exclusively by subunits of Orai proteins likely organized in macromolecular complexes. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the complex role of Store Operated Calcium Entry (SOCE) pathways and related proteins in the function of cardiac, skeletal, and vascular smooth muscle cells. PB Frontiers Research Foundation SN 1664-042X YR 2018 FD 2018-03-21 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12312 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12312 LA en NO Avila-Medina J, Mayoral-Gonzalez I, Dominguez-Rodriguez A, Gallardo-Castillo I, Ribas J, Ordoñez A, Rosado JA, et al. The Complex Role of Store Operated Calcium Entry Pathways and Related Proteins in the Function of Cardiac, Skeletal and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Front Physiol. 2018 Mar 21;9:257. NO This work was supported by FEDER funds and by Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [BFU2016-74932-C2; BFU2013-45564-C2]; Institute of Carlos III [PI15/00203; CB16/11/00431]; and by the Andalusia Government [P12-CTS-1965; PI-0313-2016]. DS RISalud RD Apr 5, 2025